Xiao Qingwan said with a hint of warning, "Call the imperial physician, change the maids, do whatever you want. I've always been very good to you. Look at other households, those older sisters treat their younger sisters like servants. I've never treated you like that, have I?"
Tongsu tilted her head: "The maids in the manor all have their own jobs. If I leave one of them, won't there be a shortage of people somewhere?"
Xiao Qingwan was so angry that she felt a lump in her throat, unable to swallow it. She said irritably, "Then I'll give you twenty taels of silver. Go find a matchmaker and buy a maid yourself."
Tong Su smiled gently: "Sister is so kind, but now that you have maids, I still have to pay them their monthly wages. What am I going to do?"
Xiao Qingwan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot: "A maid's monthly wage is only half a string of cash. Even if you hire three people, I'll give you ten taels of silver, enough for their monthly allowance for half a year. Is that enough? You come with me to the kitchen now! If you make any more mistakes, just try it!"
Tong Su finally nodded in satisfaction, then used the excuse of changing clothes to send away the sullen-faced Xiao Qingwan, and gave a cold smile.
Xiao Qingwan, your carefree days have come to an end.
Fifteen minutes later, Tong Su and Xiao Qingwan changed into their kitchen clothes and came to the kitchen.
The kitchen was very clean, and the prepared side dishes were all placed on the counter.
Tong Su glanced around, pondering to herself that Xiao Taifu suffered from anorexia. Anorexia is a neurotic eating disorder that can easily lead to insufficient nutrient intake, resulting in physical weakness, susceptibility to illness, or excessive fatigue.
It is early morning. When Xiao Taifu wakes up, he will eat something. Since he has an eating disorder, he cannot eat spicy food. It is best to prepare some light and nutritious food.
She quickly flipped through the recipes attached to the "Master Chef Card" in her mind, decided on the dishes to make this morning, and got to work quickly.
Wash and peel the yam, cut it into several thin, tempting white slices, cut off a few small corners to make it into the shape of a five-petaled cherry blossom, make a small hole in the middle with chopsticks, insert a goji berry, arrange it on a plate, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of sugar, and steam it in a pot.
After the yam slices released their fragrant aroma, she took out the plate, tore the pre-cooked wood ear mushrooms into thin strips, and arranged them in the shape of tree branches on the plate.
At this moment, the yam in the dish transforms into a blooming cherry blossom. The snow-white yam slices have translucent petals that are bright and clear, while bright red goji berries adorn the flower stamens. A sweet fragrance wafts through the air, making one's mouth water at the sight and smell.
Xiao Qingwan watched coldly from the side, when Tong Su suddenly said, "Bring me the hawthorn sauce I just cooked."
"You—" Xiao Qingwan was taken aback. She was about to ask, "How dare you order me around?" when she suddenly remembered that in everyone's eyes, the one cooking was "Xiao Qingwan".
She deliberately had someone sew kitchen clothes for her, with hoods and masks covering her entire body, so that no one could tell who was who. Little did she expect that she would get herself into trouble now!
Although there was no one in the kitchen now, she had sent the servants outside so they couldn't come in, but they could still hear her. In their eyes, the person standing aside doing odd jobs was "Xiao Baishu".
Damn it!
Xiao Qingwan was annoyed, but she could only silently obey Tong Su's orders, and her dissatisfaction grew stronger.
The hawthorn sauce was made by Tong Su while steaming yams, and now it's bursting with a sweet and sour flavor.
She coated the marinated meat slices with batter, lightly fried them, and then stir-fried them with hawthorn sauce. A sweet and sour aroma rose up, and Xiao Qingwan's stomach rumbled. She looked up and saw that Tong Su had already sprinkled in a little salt and plated the meat.
Why am I so hungry so early today?
Xiao Qingwan took a few deep breaths of the aroma, feeling increasingly hungry. She wondered in a daze why Xiao Baishu, who had only ever made desserts, had never cooked meat before.
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